Siggy47 \ stacker news

@siggy47533

stacking since: #30782longest cowboy streak: 533

I am a retired U.S. lawyer. I bought my first bitcoin in early 2018, but didn't fall down the rabbit hole until 2020. I run a bitcoin and lightning node.

My nostr public key - npub1ph0g09s8rvumc2vvmdzawmk34cd4tk26zzrqrhaxp5nr79rennkqkmyl6h

Here are a few articles I have posted:

We have begun conducting Stacker News Satsraisers to raise funds for worthy bitcoin projects:

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I also post this content on nostr.

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3974 sats \ 1 reply \ @UCantDoThatDotRugged 24 Feb

No didn't receive it, but saw I won! Feel free to zap a post? Or send instructions. I got a QR code that said expired. I'm still kind of dum with this. Thank you :D contact@ucantdothat.net

17 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 OP 24 Feb

I will zap you right here!

42 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 8 Mar

42 sats \ 4 replies \ @Bell_curve 7 Mar

You were a public defender in NY?

10 sats \ 3 replies \ @siggy47 OP 7 Mar

If you're familiar with the system, I did 18b work in Queens to stay afloat financially while building my practice.

42 sats \ 2 replies \ @Bell_curve 7 Mar

Being a public defender in NY is easy today. The current DA won’t prosecute anyone unless he gets media attention

10 sats \ 1 reply \ @siggy47 OP 7 Mar

Very true. Bail is also not set statewide for many pretty serious crimes. Very different system than from what I recall. Queens was particularly tough on defendants. Petty drug possession cases were landing kids in jail for months while waiting for their next court appearance.

42 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 7 Mar

No bail is terrible. Beyond terrible. Everyone knows it’s a disaster The 1980s were tough on petty drug possession. Draconian

Pendulum has swung too far in the other direction

54 sats \ 0 replies \ @Hamstr 11 Jul

Can you write a guide about the difference for general poa and dpoa? And how to write it correctly with human name

54 sats \ 0 replies \ @Gendon 30 Jun

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27 sats \ 6 replies \ @Hamstr 23 Apr

what does OP next to user's name mean? And the cowboy hat, what's the meaning behind this? users lose it, but for no reason?

5 sats \ 5 replies \ @siggy47 OP 23 Apr

OP means original poster-the account that made the post. For a cowboy hat, you have to be active on the site everyday. Posting AND zapping other people's posts. If you don't do this, you lose your hat. You will be filled with shame, and your peers will mock you.

27 sats \ 4 replies \ @Hamstr 23 Apr

SN, suddenly feels restricting..

0 sats \ 3 replies \ @siggy47 OP 23 Apr

Why? How are you restricted?

10 sats \ 2 replies \ @Hamstr 23 Apr

everyday to keep a cowboy hat?? and mocked by peers if I don't got one? ughh...Yeah totally not restricting.

10 sats \ 1 reply \ @siggy47 OP 23 Apr

You don't need a cowboy hat, but you should want one.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Hamstr 23 Apr

ME 😑🔫(SN)

43 sats \ 0 replies \ @anon 13 Aug

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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @SatsforStats 9 Dec 2023

Hello. I noticed you commented on my post about NSFL content on SN. So i clicked on your account and read your bio and the story about your first case as a lawyer. Maybe you can answer me a question about gambling i posted a while ago. Its about the idea to make something like a btc raffle and don't want to get in trouble for setting something like this up. Maybe you know if there is a way to set something like this up without getting a special license. Also its on the internet and could be played world wide. So who makes the rules? Where can i find reliable information about something like that? Have a nice day. Best greetings from Germany

121 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 OP 9 Dec 2023

Sorry. I no longer practice, and I can't give legal advice here. As a general rule, you should read the terms of service before using this site.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @nym 26 Dec 2022

Welcome aboard!

0 sats \ 3 replies \ @Ge 24 May 2022

Nice to meet ya got into all this in early 2018 and went down the rabbit hole its been a wild ride and cool you have found this space your limited tech abilities far outreach alot of peoples knowledge right now in the space !

110 sats \ 2 replies \ @siggy47 OP 25 May 2022

I am interested in improving my tech abilities. I tried to teach myself a little python a few months back to help run my lightning node from the command line, but it's a slow go.

310 sats \ 1 reply \ @dieselbaby 22 Sep 2023

I realize this is about 16 months late at this point, but I was poking around on SN reading random stuff and saw this comment, thought I would suggest that perhaps something useful for your journey in attempting to learn python or get better acquainted with programming in general is to try using something like chatGPT or google's bard or "claude" (claude.ai), these are all free to use and are remarkably helpful for assisting you while you are trying to learn to code. Personally I would suggest getting your feet wet trying to learn something that is simple (but can be quite powerful) like bash scripting...if you're already comfortable using the command line to set up your lightning node, then you're likely already using bash anyway to a certain extent. If you're on Windows, you can install WSL (window subsystem for linux) super easily and have yourself an entire native Linux environment within the Windows OS, all you have to do is download something like Ubuntu or Debian from the Microsoft Store and run it...highly recommended.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 OP 22 Sep 2023

Thanks very much for this advice. As you said, it's been a while since I wrote that. More recently I wrote this post: #126179

It really has been an enjoyable journey. I can't say I'm proficient re Python. Not even close. I don't even try much anymore. I have discovered that it really isn't my thing anyway. The benefit is I can usually follow conversations here that get technical so I at least get the basic idea of what's being talked about. Regarding Linux, I'm now completely hooked. I don't use windows at all anymore. I still use the old Ubuntu laptop, but my desktop has Nix OS which took me a while to grasp but I now find pretty easy and convenient.